STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN FETAL GLOBIN GENE LOCUS

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LITTLE, PFR [1 ]
FLAVELL, RA [1 ]
KOOTER, JM [1 ]
ANNISON, G [1 ]
WILLIAMSON, R [1 ]
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[1] UNIV AMSTERDAM,MED ENZYMOL & MOLEC BIOL SECT,BIOCHEM LAB,NL-1005 GA AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
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10.1038/278227a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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We have derived a 'map' of restriction enzyme sites in and around the human γ-globin genes. This has enabled us to show that there are two γ-globin genes per haploid set, that the genes contain 'introns' within the same regions of DNA as the human β and δ-globin genes, and that the genes are 3,500 base pairs apart. We conclude that the correct gene organisation of the human β-like globin locus is Gγ Aγδβ. © 1979 Nature Publishing Group.
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